Radioactive Substances Act 1993
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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The Radioactive Substances Act 1993 (c. 12) (RSA93) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom deals with the control of radioactive material and disposal of radioactive waste in the United Kingdom.
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Long titleAn Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to radioactive substances with corrections and minor improvements made under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949.
Territorial extentUnited Kingdom[b]
Royal assent27 May 1993
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to radioactive substances with corrections and minor improvements made under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949. |
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| Citation | 1993 c. 12 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom[b] |
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| Royal assent | 27 May 1993 |
| Commencement | 27 August 1993[c] |
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Status: Partially repealed | |
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| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the Radioactive Substances Act 1993 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
On 6 April 2010 the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/675)[1] came into force. These new regulations repeal, amend and replace much of Radioactive Substances Act 1993 in England and Wales.
Provisions
Repealed enactments
Section 50 of the act repealed 17 enactments and revoked 5 instruments, listed in parts I to III and part IV of schedule 6 to the act, respectively.[2]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
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| Note: Except as provided in Part II of this schedule, the repeal of the Radioactive Substances Act 1948 does not extend to Northern Ireland. | ||
| 11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 37 | Radioactive Substances Act 1948 | The whole act so far as unrepealed. |
| 8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. 34 | Radioactive Substances Act 1960 | The whole act. |
| 1968 c. 47 | Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968 | In Schedule 1, paragraph 4. |
| 1973 c. 65 | Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 | In Schedule 27, in Part II, paragraph 144. |
| 1979 c. 2 | Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 | In Schedule 4, in Part I of the Table following paragraph 12, the entry relating to the Radioactive Substances Act 1948. |
| 1980 c. 45 | Water (Scotland) Act 1980 | In Schedule 10, in Part II, the entry relating to the Radioactive Substances Act 1960. |
| 1984 c. 55 | Building Act 1984 | In Schedule 6, paragraph 7. |
| 1986 c. 63 | Housing and Planning Act 1986 | In Part II of Schedule 7, paragraph 1. |
| 1989 c. 15 | Water Act 1989 | In Schedule 25, paragraph 27. |
| 1990 c. 11 | Planning (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990 | In Schedule 2, paragraph 7. In Schedule 4, paragraph 17 and the entry relating to it in the Table in paragraph 1(1). |
| 1990 c. 43 | Environmental Protection Act 1990 | Sections 100 to 105. |
| Schedule 5. | ||
| In Schedule 15, paragraph 8. | ||
| 1991 c. 46 | Atomic Weapons Establishment Act 1991 | In the Schedule, paragraph 5. |
| 1991 c. 60 | Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 | In Schedule 1, paragraph 9. |
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
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| Note: These repeals extend to Northern Ireland only. | ||
| 11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 37 | Radioactive Substances Act 1948 | Section 2. |
| Section 5(1)(b). | ||
| In section 7, in subsection (1), the words "except section two" and in subsection (2)(b), the words "(except section two)". | ||
| Section 8(7). | ||
| In section 9(1), the words "or orders". | ||
| In section 10, the words "or order" in both places. | ||
| In section 11, the words from the beginning to "under this Act and". | ||
| In section 12, the definitions of "registered dental practitioner", "registered pharmacist" and "sale by way of wholesale dealing". | ||
| Section 14(2)(f). | ||
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
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| 1966 c. 17 (N.I.) | Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 | In Schedule 7, the amendments of the Radioactive Substances Act 1960. |
| 1972 c. 5 (N.I.) | Water Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 | Section 31(1). |
| SI 1973/70 (N.I. 2) | Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 | In Schedule 3, paragraph 1. |
| SI 1978/1049 (N.I. 19) | Pollution Control and Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 | In Schedule 4, paragraph 5. |
| Citation | Title | Extent of revocation |
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| SI 1974/1821 | Radioactive Substances Act 1948 (Modification) Regulations 1974 | The whole instrument. |
| SI 1980/170 | Control of Pollution (Special Waste) Regulations 1980 | Regulation 3(2). |
| S.R. (N.I.) 1981/252 | Pollution Control (Special Waste) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1981 | Regulation 4(2). |
| SI 1985/1884 | Waste Regulation and Disposal (Authorities) Order 1985 | In Schedule 2, paragraph 2. |
| SI 1991/2539 | Control of Pollution (Radioactive Waste) (Scotland) Regulations 1991 | Regulation 4. |
